Immunological findings in epileptic and febrile convulsion patients before and under treatment.
Serum immunoglobulin levels of 86 epileptic patients have been evaluated in order to investigate the relationship between epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs and humoral immunity. The results confirm a high incidence of immunological disorders in the epileptic and febrile convulsion patients. These abnormalities were not related to clinical type of epilepsy nor to the therapy; the common feature seems the early onset of seizures and antiepileptic treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M